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HURRICANE OLIVIA ADVISORY NUMBER  25

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP172018

200 PM PDT THU SEP 06 2018



...OLIVIA GETS A LITTLE STRONGER...





SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...18.6N 128.5W

ABOUT 1235 MI...1990 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...954 MB...28.17 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 200 PM PDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OLIVIA WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 18.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 128.5 WEST. OLIVIA IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH (24 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION

IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.  A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE

WEST IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 125 MPH (205 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  OLIVIA IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE

SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE

POSSIBLE TONIGHT.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON FRIDAY

AND CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES (45 KM) FROM THE

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES

(185 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 954 MB (28.17 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 PM PDT.



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FORECASTER BEVEN